Operatives and Elementary
Operatives & Elementary Occupations n.e.c.
Overall employment levels for this occupational group have seen low growth since 2022. However, there was a high volume of both recent job hires and leavers indicating a high level of churn for at least some of these occupations. More than half (51%) of the jobs in this group were in industry, a further 14% were in administrative support services (e.g. cleaners) and 11% in wholesale and retail (e.g. warehouse operatives). Almost a fifth (19%) of those employed held at most a lower secondary education, the third highest share with this level of education after agriculture and transport-related occupations. As such, upskilling/reskilling opportunities will be key for this cohort with increased digitalisation of tasks in these jobs.